Best walks to or from Hayle
Cornwall · South West England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Hayle Station.
Hayle Station to Camborne Station
occasional flashes of beautiful farming and coastal wetlands. After a quiet urban exit the route opens into farming country and coastal wetlands, with mostly well-marked footpaths and many distinctive old granite stiles and before a lively urban footpath into Camborne.
Tough: steep ascents. 11km.
A footpath appears not to exist at Polmeanor Farmhouse; continue and follow the woodland path to switch back and pick up the trail.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
St Ives Station to Hayle Station
amazing views, lovely, excellent views over Carbis Bay. A coastal walk of two halves: the first along the busy B-road around the Hayle estuary on the flat, with wide estuary views over salt marshes and mudflats, a slightly eroded waterside path; the second a fun, more strenuous footpath sandwiched between the railway and the cliffs, through dunes and a golf club and with many short ups and downs on steps. Part of the South West Coast Path. Follows the South West Coast Path and St Michael's Way; the railway runs close by throughout and the St Ives branch line offers a recommended return. Passes the complex that housed the 2021 G7 Summit. The churchyard at Lelant is a good picnic spot.
Tough: steep ascents. 8km.
The coastal footpath has steep, tricky sections and many ups and downs on steps, and can be muddy; a waterside path near Hayle may flood at very high tide.
Lunch: No shortage of eating, drinking and snacking opportunities en route, with facilities at Lelant and Carbis Bay.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Penzance Station to Hayle Station
A largely good coastal-fringe walk on A-road, lanes and farm paths. The farm paths just after Crowlas are in very poor condition, with blockages and liquid silage and but the rest of the route is good.
12km. Moderate ascents.
The farm paths after Crowlas are not fit for purpose; it is better to stay briefly on the A road and use the lanes to the right.